VALENTINE'S DINNER    Two Nights to Celebrate Love!

Saturday, February 13th or Sunday, February 14th

Live entertainment Saturday night!
Rick DeStefano and Larry Audette

Live entertainment Sunday Night!
Barbara Jones accompanied by Dan Lizdas

Sound provided by Soundworks.

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OUR VALENTINE'S MENU   (we will also be offering our regular menu)

STARTER CHOICES

Baked Oysters Casino with Smoked Bacon 10
These mouthwatering mollusks are the classic aphrodisiac. No wonder Casanova ate 50 raw oysters every day.

Chilled Asparagus with Lemon Aioli & Brunoise of Hardboiled Eggs 8
English herbalist Nicholas Culpepper wrote in the 17th century "asparagus stirs up lust in man and woman." One of the most ancient fertility symbols known to man is the ever so humble egg.

Spanish Almond Soup with Saffron Croutons 9
Aleixandre Dumas dined on almond soup every night before meeting his mistress. Saffron, the most rare and exotic of all herbs, has been used throughout history in rituals of beauty and love.

Avocado & Shrimp Cocktail with Slivered Radishes 13
The Spanish found avocados so obscenely sexy, that Catholic priests forbade them to their parishioners. Shellfish, considered a powerful aphrodisiac by the Greeks, because it came from the sea just like Aphrodite. Radishes were a divine aphrodisiac of the Egyptian pharaohs.


ENTREE CHOICES

Pan Seared Duck Breast with Fig Port Compote 21
Figs, said to be Cleopatra's favorite food, are sexy in both appearance and texture.

Angus Ribeye with Black Truffle Butter 29
Truffles, due to their rarity and musky aroma, have long been considered to arouse the palate. History tells of a lover who gorged himself to death on Alba truffles during his wedding feast.

Grilled Pork Chop topped with Rosemary Apple Honey Glaze 19
Honey, the Nectar of Aphrodite, is at the root of the term honeymoon. One of the kitchens most sensual foods is fragrant rosemary.

Tuna with Ginger Syrup & Grilled Mango 18
Ginger increases sensitivity in the erogenous zones. Since the beginning of recorded time in India, mangoes have been prescribed to increase male libido.

Grilled Breast of Chicken with Apricot-Jalapeno Salsa 17.5
As lips swell and tongues tingle, the jalapeno chile heat sets to work releasing endorphins. Australian aboriginals used apricots (original name, apricock) as an aphrodisiac.

Pasta Hearts with Roasted Tomato Cream & Fresh Basil Chiffonade 16
In Italy, basil is a love-token & who does not doubt the Italians with Amoré.

Salmon drizzled with a Lemon Cream Sauce & Caviar 20
A deliciously rosy color, the very appearance of salmon steak is symbolic of love. Caviar has been regarded as a love food with few peers precisely because it is so elusive and delicious.


DESSERT CHOICES

A Mélange of Chocolates for Two 12
Why does eating chocolate make us so happy? The "food of the gods" helps the brain produce feel-good serotonin.

Lemon Raspberry Meringue Tart 8
Raspberries are considered an indulgent delicacy.... a sensual treat. The famous Venetian lover Giacomo Casanova believed lemons were an aphrodisiac.

Cherry Vanilla Champagne Trifle 7
Vanilla, a scent found to be arousing to both men and women, equally effective on both sexes, and champagne is viewed as the "drink of love,"

Caramelized Banana Pie with Coconut Gelato 8
Americans drank the sap of the red banana as an aphrodisiac, while Hindus regard bananas as a symbol of fertility. St. Lucian's acclaim coconut to be the most natural liquid Viagra there is.